Jack Del Rio is a football coach and former linebacker who played in the National Football League (NFL) for eleven seasons. He played college football for the USC Trojans football team (University of Southern California). Del Rio was selected by the New Orleans Saints in the third round of the 1985 NFL Draft as the 68th overall pick.
Jack Del Rio played for a vast number of teams in the NFL, including the New Orleans Saints, the Kansas City Chiefs, the Dallas Cowboys, the Minnesota Vikings, and the Miami Dolphins. He played 106 regular-season games, recording 1,005 tackles and a total of 13 sacks. Jack Del Rio received Pro Bowl honors in 1994 and won Super Bowl XXXV.
Jack Del Rio started out his coaching career with the New Orleans Saints in 1997 as the assistant strength coach. A year later, he became the linebacker coach for the Saints. Del Rio got his first head coach job with the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2003 and stayed with them till 2011. He was, most recently, the defensive coordinator for the Washington Commanders.
Jack Del Rio is one of the highest-paid coaches in the NFL currently. While most assistant coaches receive a salary in the range of $150,000, Del Rio has a base salary of $3.5 million per year. He has a staggering net worth of $85 million as of 2023.
The Washington Commanders had a horrid defensive record under Jack Del Rio in the 2023-24 season
The Washington Commanders were routed 45-10 against the Dallas Cowboys on November 23, 2023. It also shifts focus away from the team’s defensive stats so far in the season, which are not at all impressive. In 12 matches so far, they have conceded a staggering 350 points! That’s almost an average of 30 points per game, which is dismal, to say the least.
A shakeup in Washington:#Commanders defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio has been fired following another crushing loss, sources say, this time to the #Cowboys.
Ron Rivera presumably will call the D now. pic.twitter.com/dz991tj4P2
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) November 24, 2023
They have allowed an average of 290 yards in 11 of the 12 regular-season games. Overall, they have recorded 821 tackles as a team, with 289 of them being assisted tackles. In 12 games, they have recorded a mere 35 total sacks. The Washington Commanders are 4-8 for the 2023–24 NFL season, with their defensive ranking being 29th out of 32.
Washington Commanders fire Jack Del Rio along with Brent Vieselmeyer
Following the Thanksgiving Day loss to the Dallas Cowboys, the Washington Commanders have decided to relieve defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio and defensive backs coach Brent Vieselmeyer of their duties. “Today I relieved Jack Del Rio and Brent Vieselmeyer of their duties,” head coach Ron Rivera said. “I appreciate all that they have contributed to the organization over the past four years and wish them all the best moving forward.”
𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚: #Commanders fired DC Jack Del Rio, per @RapSheet pic.twitter.com/HJt7RWtbti
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) November 24, 2023
Jack Del Rio was hired by the Washington Commanders in 2020, and this was his fourth season with the team. Ron Rivera will be overlooking defensive duties for now. This means offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy will have even more on his plate for the time being.